Inside CCP Officialdom

No full generals appeared at the Beijing gathering, highlighting ongoing purges and strain within the CCP’s military leadership.

More than two dozen senior officials have been investigated in 2026, pointing to heightened discipline and power realignments within the CCP.

The main goal of the meeting was to legitimize Xi Jinping’s purge of Gen. Zhang Youxia, but this met with resistance, analysts said.

Xi Jinping’s purge of top generals met with resistance within the Party. He hopes boosting his international image will help stabilize his power, analysts say.

The episode marks a rare instance in which China’s congress did not move in lockstep with Xi’s political agenda on a high-stakes personnel matter.

A key security post was filled shortly before two top generals fell, a move analysts say points to advance preparations for an internal struggle.

Insiders say the sidelining of Central Military Commission vice chairmen is disrupting command routines and slowing execution across the PLA.

A wave of senior civilian and military purges points to political consolidation as Xi Jinping moves to secure another term, analysts say.

Xi’s purge has created a vacuum in the PLA’s top leadership and significantly weakened its capabilities and his own control of the military, analysts said.

The sudden purge of senior generals has raised concerns among analysts about factional conflict and weakening command authority within the nation’s army.

Insiders say the removal of two senior generals reflects internal resistance over Taiwan strategy, pandemic leadership, and Xi’s tightening grip on the PLA.

Insiders say the widespread internal resistance and command dysfunction are a rejection of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s authority.

An insider describes how the senior Chinese military leader was removed from the August 1st Building as Beijing later tightened security.

Signs show that Zhang Youxia’s purge may not be final and the situation is still unclear, experts say.

The downfall of top PLA commanders suggests a high-level political struggle over control of the military as Xi Jinping moves to eliminate uncertainty.

State media’s ideological rhetoric and analysts’ warnings suggest Xi Jinping may be escalating the regime’s military shake-up.

The purge of two top generals has intensified speculation that Xi is confronting powerful factions long embedded in the CCP.

The abrupt investigation of two top generals is fueling debate over elite politics, coups, and risks across the Taiwan Strait.

Unexplained no-shows by top Chinese officials at a high-level seminar have fueled debate over elite power dynamics and military politics in Beijing.

Unexplained absences of top CCP and PLA officials at a Fourth Plenum-related meeting prompt scrutiny amid ongoing military anti-corruption drive.

No full generals appeared at the Beijing gathering, highlighting ongoing purges and strain within the CCP’s military leadership.

More than two dozen senior officials have been investigated in 2026, pointing to heightened discipline and power realignments within the CCP.

The main goal of the meeting was to legitimize Xi Jinping’s purge of Gen. Zhang Youxia, but this met with resistance, analysts said.

Xi Jinping’s purge of top generals met with resistance within the Party. He hopes boosting his international image will help stabilize his power, analysts say.

The episode marks a rare instance in which China’s congress did not move in lockstep with Xi’s political agenda on a high-stakes personnel matter.

A key security post was filled shortly before two top generals fell, a move analysts say points to advance preparations for an internal struggle.

Insiders say the sidelining of Central Military Commission vice chairmen is disrupting command routines and slowing execution across the PLA.

A wave of senior civilian and military purges points to political consolidation as Xi Jinping moves to secure another term, analysts say.

Xi’s purge has created a vacuum in the PLA’s top leadership and significantly weakened its capabilities and his own control of the military, analysts said.

The sudden purge of senior generals has raised concerns among analysts about factional conflict and weakening command authority within the nation’s army.

Insiders say the removal of two senior generals reflects internal resistance over Taiwan strategy, pandemic leadership, and Xi’s tightening grip on the PLA.

Insiders say the widespread internal resistance and command dysfunction are a rejection of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s authority.

An insider describes how the senior Chinese military leader was removed from the August 1st Building as Beijing later tightened security.

Signs show that Zhang Youxia’s purge may not be final and the situation is still unclear, experts say.

The downfall of top PLA commanders suggests a high-level political struggle over control of the military as Xi Jinping moves to eliminate uncertainty.

State media’s ideological rhetoric and analysts’ warnings suggest Xi Jinping may be escalating the regime’s military shake-up.

The purge of two top generals has intensified speculation that Xi is confronting powerful factions long embedded in the CCP.

The abrupt investigation of two top generals is fueling debate over elite politics, coups, and risks across the Taiwan Strait.

Unexplained no-shows by top Chinese officials at a high-level seminar have fueled debate over elite power dynamics and military politics in Beijing.

Unexplained absences of top CCP and PLA officials at a Fourth Plenum-related meeting prompt scrutiny amid ongoing military anti-corruption drive.